tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post3262961475350247728..comments2024-03-28T14:49:36.133-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Gerry Anderson (1929 - 2012)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-81668370049715923292012-12-27T11:27:42.067-05:002012-12-27T11:27:42.067-05:00So long, Gerry. You took us to "Worlds Beyon...So long, Gerry. You took us to "Worlds Beyond Belief".<br /><br />Tom Epps<br />USNS Supply<br />North Atlantic OceanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-23587088381276079282012-12-27T11:22:21.114-05:002012-12-27T11:22:21.114-05:00Sorry to hear of his passing. In tribute, I watche...Sorry to hear of his passing. In tribute, I watched my an episode from my favorite of his creations...SPACE BRAIN from series one of SPACE 1999. A groundbreaking show, and one that broke my heart with its unwatchable season 2. But Gerry Anderson leaves behind a remarkable pop culture legacy, and for that, we should all be thankfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-45474567324602123132012-12-27T11:18:43.607-05:002012-12-27T11:18:43.607-05:00This is very sad news indeed. I knew he was suffe...This is very sad news indeed. I knew he was suffering from Alzheimers/Dementia but hadn't realized his condition had deteriorated so rapidly. His work was such a huge influence to me and remains so to this day thanks to my Anderson DVD collection.<br /><br />Without Anderson's TV shows, many of today's SPFX artists would not have been inspired to enter the industry.Pierre Fontainehttp://pierrefontaine.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-70996623743215070012012-12-27T09:40:07.197-05:002012-12-27T09:40:07.197-05:00Gerry Anderson was very much a part of my youth. T...Gerry Anderson was very much a part of my youth. <b>Thunderbirds</b> was my Saturday morning favourite in 1970/71 when CFTO ran the series. (I saw the feature film <b>Thunderbird 6</b> when it came out, and this little boy was bewitched.)<br /><br /><b>UFO</b> was essential viewing, again, in 1970/71 when the CTV network aired it in prime-time on Monday nights. Still the best, by far, of his live-action series'.<br /><br />(<b>Space: 1999</b>... well, the less said, the better. It effectively stopped his producing career for a few years.)<br /><br />Mr. Anderson's success-rate was very impressive. Markers of my youth; charming and entertaining programs, and ones with an identity all their own.<br /><br />He was one of a kind. Let us not forget that he lived a long and fulfilling life. And fulfilling ours at the same time.Barry Smighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464450751543573690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-18103298415251037812012-12-27T08:48:25.189-05:002012-12-27T08:48:25.189-05:00Terrible news.I have watched Gerry's shows for...Terrible news.I have watched Gerry's shows for so long (I am 49) that I cannot remember my first memory of them.My love for science fiction came from Gerry's shows,especially Thunderbirds,Captain Scarlet,Joe 90,UFO and Space 1999.His ability to work with the best technicians and artists (Derek Meddings,Barry Grey and Brian Johnson and many others) produced television magic<br />that even today is hard to replicate.<br />He was a true original in television and film production. Chris Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345438089570085740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-72962700164228494732012-12-27T03:28:38.529-05:002012-12-27T03:28:38.529-05:00Very sad news. Gerry Anderson was responsible for ...Very sad news. Gerry Anderson was responsible for the creation of several tv series that I have watched ever since childhood. In fact some of my earliest memories of watching television was of watching some of his shows.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-59738483991692931162012-12-27T02:12:56.260-05:002012-12-27T02:12:56.260-05:00Jack Klugman, Charles Durning, now Gerry Anderson....Jack Klugman, Charles Durning, now Gerry Anderson.<br /><br />I first watched Thunderbirds through Netflix. I went through all 12 volumes of the DVD set. And by the time I was done, I was pretty well burned out. Lesson learned: split the volumes up. Duannehttp://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/duanne.waltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-76300451515327941132012-12-26T18:40:19.250-05:002012-12-26T18:40:19.250-05:00Reaction: (1)sad :(
Gerry Anderson created series...Reaction: (1)sad :(<br /><br />Gerry Anderson created series that defined my boyhood in the '70s most of all Space:1999.<br /><br />SGB Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com